silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-28 months agoIt begins: Ethiopia set to become first country to ban internal combustion cars | automobiles cannot enter Ethiopia, unless they are electric [Edit: Strong indications this is unreliable]electrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1220arrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldworld@lemmy.world
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minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·8 months agoPer the article, viability is caused by an inability to afford oil, so electric becomes appreciably more reliable by comparison.
minus-squareTrainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoIn hindsight it makes sense that smaller countries that might struggle to import oil would be the first ones to convert. They already have to supply electricity, why supply a second form of energy too?
Per the article, viability is caused by an inability to afford oil, so electric becomes appreciably more reliable by comparison.
In hindsight it makes sense that smaller countries that might struggle to import oil would be the first ones to convert. They already have to supply electricity, why supply a second form of energy too?